Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 15 15 51475 Osprey 0 0 9 Bald Eagle 0 0 59 Northern Harrier 6 6 612 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 7980 Cooper's Hawk 1 1 266 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 538 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 45368 Red-tailed Hawk 4 4 2734 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 7 Golden Eagle 0 0 9 American Kestrel 0 0 1929 Merlin 0 0 157 Peregrine Falcon 2 2 114 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 2 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 28 28 111263 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Elizabeth Kent Visitors: We appreciate all the interest in the tower and the hawk watch but remind everyone that the tower remains closed to members of the public and has a three-person limit reserved for the Hawk Counters. Thank you to all who are respecting these precautions. Be safe everyone! Weather: The constant today was the strong wind from the west. The day started with rain, and then it was alternate overcast and clear with line squalls of sleet and snow. The temperature started at about 10c and steadily decreased to about 3c. Raptor Observations: Very quiet day, with 6 Northern Harriers in the morning, including 3 Gray ghosts, 4 Red-tailed Hawks late morning and a brief flurry of Turkey Vultures at midday moving slowly west. 2 Peregrines darted by, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Non-raptor Observations: Birds flying today were mostly ducks and gulls. Waterfowl are still in good numbers on the marsh, especially Ring-necked Ducks (3240). It was good to see Buffleheads, Hooded Mergansers and Tundra Swans. Rusty Blackbirds, Red-winged Blackbirds, Evening Grosbeaks and Cedar Waxwing were also seen in reduced numbers. Tree swallows were valiantly flying west low over the marsh against the wind. The full list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S75719088 Predictions: Tomorrow will be similar to today, but rain is unlikely and it should be partly cloudy and brighter. It should warm up throughout the day. Hopefully the wind may decrease through the day bringing an increase in Raptors. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Hugh Kent (Hughnkent@gmail.com) Holiday Beach Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100